Nightstick having pressurized spray



S. T. VOLL March 11, 1969 NIGHTSTICK HAVING PRESSURIZED SP3.

- Sheet Filed .Oct. 23, 19s? s. r. VOLL 3,432,077

NIGHTS'I'ICK HAVING PRESSURIZED SPRAY March 11, 1969 I I I l 1 l l lSheet INVENTOR JW/vasz 2" 1/044 Filed Oct. 23. 1967 United States PatentOflice 3,432,077 Patented Mar. 11, 1969 3,432,077 NIGHTSTICK HAVINGPRESSURIZED SPRAY Samuel T. Voll, 308 S. 52nd St., Great Falls, Mont.59401 Filed Oct. 23, 1967, Ser. No. 681,954 US. Cl. 222-78 Int. Cl.B67d; A6311 59/00 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A policem'ans clubor nightstick which can be used in conventional manner and also can beused to spray or solution on an assailant which temporarily leaves himhelpless.

Summary of the invention The club is hollow and contains at least oneremovable cylinder containing the solution under pressure. A nozzlethrough which the spray can be discharged is disposed in one end of theclub. A manually controlled switch on the club, when depressed, opens avalve permitting the spray to be discharged through the nozzle onto theassailant.

Brief description of the drawings Detailed description of preferredembodiment Referring to FIGURES 1 and 2, FIGURE 1 shows the club. Theinner chamber and the tube chamber 2 and the plug 3 shows the extremesimplicity of the structure.

The plug 3 can be removed and two or more 6 aerosol cylinders areinserted. The club is now charged and loaded for action.

The top of the club 1 has a fitted switch housing 11 which can move upand down because of slots 12. These are shaped into the skirt of switch11 and there may be as many as desired. The pins 13 are used to providethe desired movement. One pin is provided in each slot.

When one wishes to use the weapon it is only necessary to press downwardon the switch 11. This will carry the tube 7 downward. The seal in theaerosol cylinder 6 is forced open and the solution in the aerosolcylinder 6 will rush into the port 8, and upward through the hollow tube7 and then through the nozzle 9.

It is only necessary to aim the solution spray at the assailant. Thespray will temporarily leave an assailant helpless since it can containtear gas and a dye which discolors the skin of the assailant for ease ofidentification. Another ingredient that would be of help to identify theaggressor if he runs, such as a very bad odor such as the smell givenoff by a skunk can be added. When the switch 11 is released the springreturns the working parts back to normal and the apparatus will again belike a conventional policemans club.

The nozzle 9 is provided with threads externally and internally to allowfor easy cleaning and the tube 7 may be adjusted for proper length.

If the weapon is used extensively the aerosol cylinders could be usedindefinitely by reloading or recharging them from a master aerosolcontainer, simply by transferring by means of a hose from the mastercontainer to the nozzle 9 or after nozzle 9 is removed then into tube 7.

In FIGURES 3 and 4 a modified form of the invention is shown wherein theclub 20 includes a main housing 21 that is slightly tapered toward ahandle end which is externally threaded as shown at 22 for threadinglyengaging a sleeve 23 having end cap 24 fitted thereupon.

A central tube 25 is positioned within the housing for containing aplurality of aerosol cylinders 6, a compression coil spring 10a beingfitted between an end wall 26 of the tube and the adjacent aerosolcylinder. A tube 27 communicates between port 8 of the aerosol cylinderand opening 28 in the end wall 29 of the club housing. The end cap 24bears against the outer end of tube 25 whereby axial inward movement ofsaid cap causes the tube 25 to move inward towards tube 27. The aerosolcylinders 6 are mounted in tube 25 and secured thereto by conventionalmeans to prevent axial movement of the cylinders relative to tube 25.

The sleeve 23 includes a plurality of spiral grooves 31 in thecylindrical side thereof, each spiral groove receiving a pin 32 securedto the cylindrical side wall of the end cap, the pins 32 extendingradially inward to engage the spiral grooves.

In operative use, the end cap is twisted as shown in- FIGURE 4 to causethe aerosol cylinders to be urged longitudinally against the coil spring10a thus causing port 8 to open by being pressed against tube 27. Thusthe end cap serves as a movable switch to activate the aerosolcylinders.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparentfrom the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and thestructure described in detail, it is obvious that this is not to beconsidered limited to the exact form disclosed, and that changes may bemade therein within the scope and the spirit of the invention.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what iclaimed is:

1. A combined club and spray weapon having an outer elongated shell andan inner tube secured axially to the shell, said tube having a frontnarrow channel in axial communication with a rear chamber, including acap mounted over the front end of the shell movable axially relative tothe shell, in further combination with an axially elongated nozzleslidably mounted in the channel and protruding outwardly therefrom, saidcap having an orifice aligned with said nozzle and adapted to bearagainst said nozzle when said cap is pressed axially inward, in furthercombination with a pressurized cannister containing a spray materialmounted within the rear chamber adapted to receive the nozzle when saidnozzle is pressed axially inward by the caps whereby spray material inthe cannister enters said nozzle.

2. A weapon as in claim 1 including means biasing the cap out of contactwith said nozzle.

3. A club and spray weapon comprising an outer shell with an axiallymovable cap mounted over the rear end, including an inner tube axiallymounted in said shell, said cap having an aperture in alignment with thetube, including a cannister containing a spray material under pressuresecured in said tube, in further combination with a nozzle secured tothe front end of the shell and extending axially into the tube, saidcannister having a valved opening in contact and alignment with thenozzle, said shell having a front orifice in alignment with said nozzlewhereby axial movement of the cap toward the shell causes inwardmovement of the tube and cannister to cause the nozzle to enter thevalved opening releasing the spray material through the nozzle andorifice.

(References on following page) References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 42/1962 Smith et a1. 222-40213 X 6/1963 Wiener 222--394 X 6/1966 Litman222182 X STANLEY H. TOLLBERG, Primary Examiner.

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